10月23日消息，据报道，德国电动飞行出租车研发公司Volocopter昨天成功完成了在新加坡滨海湾的首次载人飞行。Volocopter曾获吉利控股投资。
这架两座位的空中的士由电池推动及全自动驾驶，外形近似小型直升机，采用无人机技术，但测试期间基于安全考虑，机上有1名驾驶员。Volocopter本周初曾展示作为空中的士升降场的Voloport，测试中由飞行员驾驶Volocopter的2X型号飞机。飞行距离约为1.5公里，持续了2分钟，平均巡航高度为40米。
Volocopter称，这是要求苛刻的测试系列的最后一次试验，以验证和确认Volocopter空中出租车在该区域飞行的能力。
据悉，Volocopter目前已在迪拜、赫尔辛基、德国和拉斯韦加斯进行测试，此次是首次在新加坡城市中心测试，预计新加坡将成为首批推出服务的地区，于2至4年内投入服务。
Volocopter行政总裁罗伊特表示，未来计划将服务引进印度尼西亚雅加达、菲律宾马尼拉和泰国曼谷这些交通非常挤塞的亚洲城市，此外也有意进军印度和中国。
新加坡民航局和新加坡经济发展局等政府部门在测试阶段为Volocopter提供了支持。此次飞行也开启了Volocopter将商业空中出租车服务引入新加坡的努力。
在飞行之前，这架飞机已经在德国进行了几个月的密集测试。随后，在Seletar机场按照新加坡民航局进行了严格的飞行测试程序，验证Volocopter 2X飞机在当地环境下的性能。
上月，Volocopter表示，该公司获得5500万美元融资，此轮融资由吉利控股领投，戴姆勒也参与投资，双方各持股10%。此外，吉利控股和Volocopter将在中国成立合资公司，致力于将全球领先的城市空中出行解决方案引入中国，吉利将负责Volocopter产品在中国的生产和市场推广。
据介绍，Volocopter创建于2011年，旨在提供点对点到达的空中电动出行服务，有效提升出行效率，改善大城市交通体系。目前，Volocopter已积累了丰富的电动垂直起降飞行技术。2017年，Volocopter与迪拜道路运输管理局合作，实现双座无人空中出租车的成功试飞。2018年，Volocopter原型机在芬兰赫尔辛基国际机场成功试飞，实现了与空中交通管制系统的兼容。最新一代两座机型最高时速110公里，续航里程35公里，能够满足90%以上大型城市内的短途出行需求。
Volocopter由Stephan Wolf和Alexander Zosel成立，在布鲁赫萨尔、慕尼黑和新加坡设有办事处，拥有150名员工。该公司由首席执行官Florian Reuter，首席技术官Jan-Hendrik Boelens和首席财务官Rene Griemens管理。
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On October 23, it was reported that Volocopter, a German electric flight taxi research and development company, successfully completed its first manned flight in Marina Bay, Singapore yesterday. Volocopter has been invested by Geely Holdings.
The two-seat air taxi is battery-powered and fully automated. It is similar in size to a small helicopter and uses drone technology, but during the test it was based on safety considerations and there was one driver on board. Volocopter showed Voloport as an air taxi lift at the beginning of this week, in which the pilot piloted Volocopter's 2X model. The flight distance is about 1.5 kilometers, lasting 2 minutes, and the average cruising altitude is 40 meters.
According to Volocopter, this is the last test of the demanding test series to validate and confirm the Volocopter air taxi's ability to fly in the area.
It is reported that Volocopter has been tested in Dubai, Helsinki, Germany and Las Vegas. This is the first time it has been tested in the Singapore City Center. It is expected that Singapore will be the first region to launch services and will be put into service within two to four years.
Volocopter Chief Executive Officer Royt said that in the future, the company plans to introduce services to Asian cities such as Jakarta, Indonesia, Manila, Philippines and Bangkok, Thailand, which are also very congested. They also intend to enter India and China.
Government agencies such as the Singapore Civil Aviation Authority and the Singapore Economic Development Board provided support for Volocopter during the testing phase. The flight also opened up Volocopter's efforts to bring commercial air taxi services to Singapore.
Before the flight, the aircraft had been intensively tested in Germany for several months. Subsequently, a rigorous flight test procedure was carried out at Seletar Airport in accordance with the Singapore Civil Aviation Authority to verify the performance of the Volocopter 2X aircraft in the local environment.
Last month, Volocopter said that the company received $55 million in financing, this round of financing was led by Geely Holdings, Daimler also participated in the investment, each holding 10%. In addition, Geely Holdings and Volocopter will establish a joint venture in China to bring the world's leading urban air travel solutions to China. Geely will be responsible for the production and marketing of Volocopter products in China.
According to reports, Volocopter was founded in 2011 to provide point-to-point airborne electric travel services, effectively improve travel efficiency and improve the metropolitan transportation system. At present, Volocopter has accumulated a wealth of electric vertical take-off and landing flight technology. In 2017, Volocopter teamed up with the Dubai Road Transport Authority to achieve a successful test flight of a two-seat unmanned aerial taxi. In 2018, the Volocopter prototype was successfully tested at the Helsinki International Airport in Finland, achieving compatibility with air traffic control systems. The latest two-seater models have a top speed of 110 kilometers per hour and a cruising range of 35 kilometers, which can meet the short-distance travel needs of more than 90% of large cities.
Founded by Stephan Wolf and Alexander Zosel, Volocopter has offices in Bruchsal, Munich and Singapore and employs 150 people. The company is managed by CEO Florian Reuter, Chief Technology Officer Jan-Hendrik Boelens and Chief Financial Officer Rene Griemens.
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